Rector's Reflection: Passion and Compassion, March 16, 2024
Beloved Members of St. Martin’s, Here we are already at the 5 Sunday in Lent. As we head toward the passion story of Christ in the next...
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Mar 94 min read
Rector's Reflection: Snakes On A Plain, March 9, 2024
Beloved members of St. Martin’s, We get a pretty weird first reading this Sunday, which is then referenced in our gospel, so there seems...
Mar 23 min read
Rector's Reflection: The Heavens Declare, March 2, 2024
The Psalm for the 3rd Week in Lent is one of my favorites: Psalm 19, which expresses the way all creation, especially the heavenly bodies...
Feb 243 min read
Rector's Reflection: Living Into The Covenant, February 24, 2024
In the second Sunday in Lent, we again have our first reading from the Book of Genesis from the Torah, and we again are led to consider...
Feb 173 min read
Rector's Reflection: The Promise of the Rainbow, February 17, 2024
Beloved Members of St. Martin’s, Our first reading this week is from Genesis 9. As chapter 9 begins, the flood has ended, and Noah and...
Feb 102 min read
Rector's Reflection: Enlightened, February 10, 2024
Beloved Members of St. Martin’s, In the reading from 2 Corinthians that we will hear this Sunday, we will hear Paul talk about the things...
Feb 82 min read
Rector's Reflection: Everyday Miracles, February 3, 2024
Beloved Members of St. Martin’s, Our gospel this week features Jesus praying and performing healing miracles. He cures Simon’s...
Jan 274 min read
Rector's Reflection: A Case for Love, January 27, 2024
Beloved Members of St. Martin’s, This last Tuesday, some of us throughout the diocese and all around the country attended the theatrical...
Jan 202 min read
Rector's Reflection: Called Into Relationship, January 13, 2024
Beloved Members of St. Martin’s, Our readings this weekend speak of being called by God into deeper relationship. In the gospel portion...
Jan 203 min read
Rector's Reflection: Praying for Enemies, January 20, 2024
Beloved Members of St. Martin’s, If you really pay attention to the gospel, there inevitably will be a teaching that is especially...
Jan 61 min read
Rector's Reflection: January 6, 2024
Beloved Members of St. Martin’s, Today, January 6, is the official Feast of the Epiphany. Epiphany, meaning “manifestation” or...
Dec 30, 20232 min read
Rector's Reflection: New Beginnings, December 30, 2023
Beloved Members of St. Martin’s, Here we are bumping up against the end of a calendar year, and the start of another. 2024 stretches...
Dec 23, 20232 min read
Rector's Reflection: Partners and Participants, with God’s Help, December 23, 2023
Beloved Members of St. Martin’s, This weekend we have a flurry of activity here at St. Martin’s. On Saturday at 505pm and Sunday morning...
Nov 18, 20232 min read
Rector's Reflection: Talent Show, November 18, 2023
Beloved Members of St. Martin’s, All great stories, all great adventures, are centered around a question, as Matt Linton notes. In To...
Nov 13, 20232 min read
Rector's Reflection: St. Martin’s Day and Veterans Day , November 11, 2023
Beloved Members of St. Martin’s, Today we celebrate Veterans’ Day. But it is also the feast day of our parish’s patron saint, St. Martin....
Nov 4, 20233 min read
Rector's Reflection: Great Expectations, November 4, 2023
Beloved Members of St. Martin’s, This weekend we will observe the transferred Feast of All Saints and All Souls. This weekend also begins...
Oct 28, 20233 min read
Rector's Reflection: Love Is The Miracle, October 28, 2023
Beloved Members of St. Martin’s, One of my favorite books and movies of all time is The Princess Bride. I love its blend of, as one...
Oct 21, 20232 min read
Rector's Reflection: Allegiance and Belonging, October 21, 2023
Beloved Members of St. Martin’s, In our gospel reading this Sunday, Jesus continues to be questioned about matters of authority, and even...
Oct 17, 20232 min read
Rooted in Abundance: Gathering In, A Reflection for Week 4, October 18, 2023
Beloved Members of St. Martin’s, This time of year, even if you are a city dweller, thoughts turn to the change of seasons, and to the...
Oct 9, 20233 min read
Rooted In Abundance: Rooted in Resilience, a Reflection for Week 3
Beloved Members of St. Martin’s, We do not think of trees as newsworthy, perhaps because they are organisms that are rooted in place....
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